Blessed Clare Agolanti of Rimini

Also known as

• Chiara Agolanti
• Clare of Rimini

Memorial

• 10 February

Profile

Born to the nobility. Married twice, she spent most of her time in dissolute, sinful pleasures. When her father and brother were executed in civil disturbances, Clare changed her life completely. She became a Franciscan tertiary and founded a convent, though she never became a nun. In an attempt to make up for her earlier life, she practiced penances that were considered extreme even by 14th century standards.

Born

• 1282 at Rimini, Italy

Died

• 10 February 1344 at Rimini, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 1784 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson